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We Need to Talk About Death and Applebee's Feb. 10, 2024
I thought about death in Applebee's. Where the Maroon 5 flows as freely as the margarita mix. Where ... Read More
Is 'Die Hard' a Christmas Movie? And Other Debates I Don't Care About Dec. 23, 2023
Is "Die Hard" a Christmas movie? Sure. OK. Yeah. It's set at Christmas. There's a dead guy in an ele... Read More
The Black Hole of Death Threatens Us All. But What Comes Next Is Important, Too Aug. 28, 2021
Read this column in its entirety on ChicagoTribune.com. I was making dinner when I heard t... Read More
'Existential' is the 'Dumpster Fire' of 2019. Like, Literally. Dec. 06, 2019
Fancy words go in and out of fashion, positing an existential temptation to overuse them like salt. ... Read More
Amid Complaints, a Reason to Give Thanks Nov. 16, 2018
"It's the worst of times." The words are Charles Dickens', from the opening paragraph of a novel set... Read More
